Securities / Derivatives

    Capital / Liquidity

    Standard Setters Publish Review of Global Margining Practices

    By Editors | 30/09/2022

    Market volatility and model reactions to volatility were responsible for the majority of the peak increase in IM requirements in March and April 2020.

    Enforcement

    FSC Korea to Introduce New Penalties for Unfair Trade Practices

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2022

    Violators could be banned from trading, account opening, and serving as listed company directors for up to 10 years.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKMA Unveils Details of Financial Forum to be Held in November

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2022

    Financial Secretary Paul Chan said this week that “bold reforms” are in the pipeline to attract talent and enterprises to the city.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FMSB, ASIC Agree to Jointly Promote Financial Market Integrity

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The FMSB will consult with ASIC on its annual strategy refresh and provide details about forthcoming drafts of proposed standards, statements of good practice and other publications.

    Enforcement

    SFC Suspends Hedge Fund Manager for Two Years

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The hedge fund manager used non-public information from a market sounding call to trade short swaps on a KRX-listed stock.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea Takes Emergency Measures to Stabilise Markets, Currency

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    MOEF and BOK are buying government bonds to lower yields, and the FSC is preparing to reactivate a stock market stabilisation fund created during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SGX Lists First Low Carbon Index ETF Dedicated to APAC

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The ETF reflects the performance of nearly 200 large and mid-cap companies with low carbon characteristics in 11 markets in Asia Pacific.

    Enforcement

    SEC, CFTC Fine 16 Firms Over Use of Personal Devices, Chat Messaging

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The 16 firms agreed to pay a combined $1.82bn for failing to preserve staff communications on personal mobile devices, messaging apps and emails.

    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Raises Costs for Firms to Bet Against the Yuan

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The PBOC is actively discouraging currency speculation and asking banks to reintroduce a yuan fixing tool that was abandoned two years ago.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Developing New Settlement Process for Stock Market

    By Editors | 28/09/2022

    Under the new system, funds for secondary stock market transactions would be blocked until securities settlement is done.

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